Yes, the Fair is in town. Don't get me wrong, I've been known to slam draft beers and ingest giant sausages, then sweat profusely while chicken-dancing under a giant tent on the midway with the best of them, but there is something about the allure that of the KY State Fair that just doesn't do it for me anymore. Maybe the parking, maybe the crowds, maybe the overdose of ugly--tomatoes, lamps (dare I say, humanoids), but the Fair is the last place I want to spend my weekend.
Food, music, and fun are to be found in the production Church Basement Ladies, which will premiere at Derby Dinner Playhouse tomorrow.
Derby season isn't just for horse races. There are plenty of other races to watch, even with the flooded-out Great Steamboat Race rescheduled to June. Rodents, wait staffs with wine and beds with wheels all have their day, even schoolchildren galloping in parking lots throughout the mythic region known as Kentuckiana.
If you're like me you try to find inexpensive, or better yet, free things to do with your kid. The Great Escape Theatres in New Albany and Clarksville, Indiana are once again offering the free kids' summer movies! The free showings begin on June 6th and run thru August 11th. All shows start at 9:30am. I recommend you get there early because they are free and generally draw large crowds.
